a monetary unit in various countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar or other decimal currency unit 分(不同国家的货币单位,等于元或其他十进位制货币单位的百分之一) ■a coin of this value 一分硬币 ■(informal)a small sum of money (非正式)小钱 she saved every cent possible. 她尽可能地节约每分钱。 ■[insing.][with negative](informal)used for emphasis to denote no money at all (非正式)分毫(用来强调没钱) he hadn't yet earned a cent. 他分毫未赚。
(Music)one hundredth of a semitone (乐)音分
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'a hundred'): from French cent, Italian cento, or Latin centum 'hundred'